The Naval Siege of Japan 1945

Herder. Often overlooked because of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but the Allies' final naval campaign against Japan involved the largest and arguably most successful wartime naval fleet ever assembled. In the last months of the war, the United States Third Fleet and British Royal Navy employed 20 aircraft carriers between them and would launch over 10,000 air raids against the Japanese Home Islands, while another ten Allied battleships shelled Japanese coastal cities. 96 pages, illustrations throughout, 9½"x 7", softcover.